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A drug that would eliminate menstruation, but still allow women to become pregnant? That would be amazing! Think: no more periods, but without side-effects to health! What would life be like without periods, I wonder? Not that I would be directly affected, of course; but without periods, things would certainly change for both women and men!
(Hmmm, typing a blog-entry without using any periods at all is easier than it looks!!!)
Concerning this new Bible Baptist church, many of my earlier problems have been put to rest in another meeting with the pastor. (Actually, it was another bible study group that met with him: Tiff’s folks. I don’t join them; but they passed word on to me.)
The church strongly believes that its precedent is not by any “trail of blood,” but by its identity as a community saved by grace through faith in Christ. I will not be regarded as unequally yoked for fellowshipping with non-Baptist evangelicals. I will have to be baptized once again by immersion to gain membership, but the “Trail of Blood” mindset is not binding on any member, and is not waved around as much as I first feared.
My re-immersion can be regarded as a casting-off of my earlier baptism in a prior church — which, I cannot disagree — was tainted with lukewarmness and compromise.
Denominational issues aside, I must say that Berean is a good, solid, traditional church, and very much unlike most other Fundamental Baptist churches you may have heard of. Elitist Baptist chest-beating and pastoral authoritarianism are absent from this congregation, and the pastor runs a tight ship, well-balanced on that narrow edge between the tyranny of the traditional and the compromise of the liberal.
There are a few more churches to try before we finish this church-shopping stage, and this church has been the best so far. Conservative churches sure are hard to find in the charismatic-laden Filipino Christian community.
Of Antonio Vivaldi, Igor Stravinsky once said, “He did not write 400 concertos; he just wrote one and copied it 399 times.” As I listen to my newly purchased CD of Vivaldi cello concerti, I am inclined to agree. Nothing faster than Allegro, mostly Allegro ma non molto, and every concerto sounding like every other concerto Vivaldi ever made. If you’ve listened to enough of his works, you’ll know what I mean.
Not that “Il Preto Rosso” (Vivaldi’s nickname: “The Red Priest”) didn’t compose some amazing masterpieces. (And I refer to far more than just the Four Seasons.) Many of his works, both instrumental and vocal, are too beautiful to have been anything but divinely inspired. But as Jeremy Nicholas puts it, “If one had to subsist on a diet of only Vivaldi, everything would eventually begin to taste the same.”
(I’m being cynical about composers again. Sorry. The truth is, I really love classical music, but I’m far more eloquent in my griping than in my praise.)
Of course number 2 is the correct way to load toilet paper. It’s more sanitary, keeping the free end of the roll from brushing against the wall, and the bathroom occupant expends less effort in reaching for the paper. I would have it no other way.
New links! :) And I almost joined the christianblogs webring before I noticed that it was for female Christian bloggers. Whoops.
The hunt for a gradschool continues. I’ve been searching through Gradschools.com and About for stuff, and so far I’ve turned up five or six promising schools which offer Master’s degrees in graphic design, with a focus on interactive design and/or digital video.
I’m backing off from Carnegie-Mellon’s Human-Computer Interaction program. I don’t meet two of the three specific prerequisites for admission — programming experience and mathematical/statistics proficiency — and I have neither the time nor resources to pursue intensive training, either as a supplement to the program or on my own. Rather, I’m looking into a related program in the CMU School of Design, which seems more adequate to my goals.
Other schools considered: Art Center, New Mexico Highlands, Virginia Commonwealth, and Maryland Institute College of Art. More details soon.
Seen this morning on the side of a delivery truck: Fortune Packaging Co.: The country’s finest manufacturer of boxes.
I’ll remember that next time I’m in the market for a good, solid cardboard box.
Remember G. Cosmos, the dubious Japanese home marketing scheme that’s been so prominent in Manila lately? Last week, the SEC issued a cease-and-desist order against the company, based on violations of the the local Securities Registration Code, as well as complaints by customers and reports that Genta Ogami has an overseas criminal record. So enjoy those giant Genta Ogami billboards while you still can; they may not be around much longer.
Skybiz recruits should also be wary: the FTC has levelled charges against it as a pyramid scheme. Interestingly enough, the original CNET News article has disappeared. Check the cached copy on Google for the whole scoop.
Before I watch the new Planet of the Apes, I feel it necessary to refresh my memory of the old Charlton Heston film, as the last time I saw it was as an uninterested child. Lacking a television and DVD player at home, however, I will simply have to settle for these nutshell synopses of the original movie and its sequels.
Oh, great. Well, seeing as how Ernie over here has spoiled the ending, I might as well find out how the whole thing goes. WHAT?! No half-buried Statue of Liberty?! DAAAMN YOUUU!!!
I was feeling adventurous for lunch yesterday, so girlfriend and I went to the European deli in Festival Mall Alabang, and we ordered a plate of haggis, served with brussels sprouts and mashed potatoes. It was greasy and hearty and Scottish and muttonish. Delicious!
Thanks for all the prayers and encouragement for the GRE, Krissy, Dawn, and Clarissa! I took the test, and my results were pretty good, although the Analytical section was, as expected, below average. I hate abstract reasoning logic puzzles.
Verbal: 680. (Yaaay!)
Quantitative: 600. (Um, uh… Yaaay!)
Analytical: 460. (Boooo!)
The kind of questions asked in the Analytical section: (Exact GRE question changed in respect of test confidentiality…)
Four classes (Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, and Dance Arts) are to be taken by ten students (Harold, Ingeborg, Jorge, Kelly, Larry, Mavis, Norbert, Olwen, Peter, and Qxylplx) for one semester. Anthropology is on Mondays and Thursdays from 9am to 10am and on Saturdays from 8am to 12nn. Biology and Chemistry are 4pm to 6pm on Wednesdays and Fridays respectively. Dance Arts are everyday from 5pm to 7pm. Only six slots are available per class. Every student must attend each class for two hours in a week. Qxylplx must take Biology and Dance Arts on consecutive days, with Kelly joining him in Dance Arts. Norbert must be paired with Mavis on Mondays in Anthropology or Dance. Harold and Ingeborg must enroll in the same class as Larry except on Saturday. Kelly refuses to go to class with Mavis. Given that Olwen and Mavis are pre-enrolled in Chemistry on Fridays, and Peter has pre-enrolled in Dance Arts on Wednesday, what possible schedule conditions MUST be false?
A) Mavis and Kelly in Chemistry on Wednesdays.
B) One full class of Biology on Fridays.
C) Olwen in the same class as Ingeborg on two days out of the week.
D) Harold taking Dance Arts on Saturday and sharing two afternoon classes with Peter.
E) Norbert and Qxylplx in Anthropology on Saturday.
Thoughts running through Paulo’s head at this point: Uummmm… Jeez. If you guys are going to be so picky about what classes to attend, then I don’t see why you bother coming to school to begin with. You’re all expelled. CLICK. (Wah. I want the Verbal Section.)
Clarissa: About the blue straws, well, to be honest, the drinking straws at Manang’s weren’t deep solid blue like that; they were clear with blue stripes. What really matters is the iced tea — and the free refills! :)